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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Rare bird documentation form for Prairie Warbler at Mud Creek Park in Henry County, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1997-06-02	1997-08-01	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Prairie Warbler at Mud Creek Park in Henry County, IA on June 2, 1997.	Allen, Pam	Prairie Warbler	Mud Creek County Recreation Area	Henry County; just west of entrance to Mud Creek Park.	Area of brushy, overgrown vegetation populated with young sapling trees about 15-20 feet high.	The documentation form by Pam Allen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Reid Allen. \| Elimination of similar species: Pine Warbler would not have the unique facial pattern of the bird observed nor would it be as small. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 11:45:00/12:15:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	30
Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 2, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs	1997-06-02	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by Marie E. Spears Tiemann and Jean B. Braley in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Braley, Jean B. Tiemann, Marie E. Spears	Clay-colored Sparrow Loggerhead Shrike Savannah Sparrow Brown Thrasher Yellow-throated Warbler Red-eyed Vireo Blue-winged Warbler Chipping Sparrow Tennessee Warbler	Shenandoah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, summer 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Bald Eagle Swainson's Hawk Ring-billed Gull Double-crested Cormorant American White Pelican Wood Thrush Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Black-crowned Night Heron Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Black-bellied Plover Solitary Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Magnolia Warbler Lesser Scaup Tennessee Warbler Northern Shoveler Blackburnian Warbler Gadwall Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern American Golden Plover	Algona Du Marsh Area South Twin Lake Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Sunken Grove State Game Management Area Gilmore City Riverview Cemetery Ambrose A Call State Park Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area Smith Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field notes contributed by Bill F. Huser, summer 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds found in northwest Iowa contributed by Bill F. Huser. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Huser, Bill F.	Willow Flycatcher Bell's Vireo Yellow-billed Cuckoo Black-billed Magpie Western Kingbird Least Tern Forster's Tern Semipalmated Plover Piping Plover Stilt Sandpiper Caspian Tern Black-billed Cuckoo Sedge Wren Blue Grosbeak Yellow-throated Vireo Laughing Gull Black Tern Least Sandpiper	Browns Lake Plymouth County Black Hawk Lake Bacon Creek Park New Lake James				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Field notes contributed by Peter Ernzen, summer 1997	Field notes Reports	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Summer report of birds and locations contributed by Peter Ernzen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Ernzen, Peter	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Towhee Common Moorhen Ruby-throated Hummingbird Franklin's Gull Yellow-throated Warbler Snowy Plover Greater Yellowlegs Wood Thrush Hooded Merganser Gray Partridge Black-bellied Plover Lesser Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Ovenbird Louisiana Waterthrush Scarlet Tanager Tennessee Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Short-billed Dowitcher American Redstart Great-tailed Grackle Laughing Gull	Blue Lake Cherokee County Holstein Ledges State Park Sac County South Twin Lake Black Hawk Lake Grant County Park Martin Area County Park Mines of Spain State Park Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area Galva				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
Peter Ernzen letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, summer 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-06-01	1997-07-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Peter Ernzen to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1997.	Ernzen, Peter	Black-bellied Plover Veery Cerulean Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Tennessee Warbler	Cherokee County Little Sioux River Mines of Spain State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	5
John Van Dyk letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, June 1, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Weather Birds--Infancy	1997-06-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by John Van Dyk in a letter to Thomas H. Kent. The field notes include detailed descriptions of several birds. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Van Dyk, John, 1936-	Blue-headed Vireo Gray-cheeked Thrush Field Sparrow Harris' Sparrow Western Sandpiper Herring Gull Wood Thrush Eastern Meadowlark Pectoral Sandpiper Philadelphia Vireo Ruby-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush Blue-winged Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Red-breasted Nuthatch	Hawarden Sioux Center Oak Grove State Park Rock Valley Rock River Rock Wildlife Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 31, 1997	Correspondence Field notes	Bird watching Birdsongs	1997-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding additions to his spring report. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dinsmore, James J.	Least Bittern Least Flycatcher Snowy Egret Willet Tennessee Warbler	Ames Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Harrier Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Diane C. Porter, May 31, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-05-31	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Diane C. Porter. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Porter, Diane C.	Red-tailed Hawk Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Rose-breasted Grosbeak Black-billed Magpie Golden-winged Warbler Least Tern Eastern Wood-Pewee Baltimore Oriole Hudsonian Godwit Northern Saw-whet Owl Swainson's Thrush American Redstart Wild Turkey Brown Creeper	Sioux City Fairfield Jefferson County Park Lamson Woods State Preserve Chautauqua Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Thomas H. Kent, May 28, 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Laridae \| Gulls and Terns Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1997-05-28	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Thomas H. Kent. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	Swainson's Hawk Red-throated Loon White-winged Dove Orchard Oriole Lazuli Bunting Long-tailed Duck American Pipit Eastern Meadowlark Hudsonian Godwit Spotted Towhee Blue Grosbeak Pine Siskin Short-billed Dowitcher Greater White-fronted Goose Horned Lark	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake George Wyth Memorial State Park Glenwood Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area Le Grand Lone Tree Pleasant Creek State Park Riverton Wildlife Management Area Gitchie Manitou State Preserve Bartlett				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
A White Winged Dove P-0596	Field recordings	Bird watching Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1997-04-28	N/A	Audiovisual material	Field recording of White-winged Dove calls. The recording was made by Tom Kent in Le Grand, Iowa, at the corner of Franklin St. and Fremont St. between 6:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m., April 28, 1997. This item is related to an IOU Record Committee review: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/1142/view.	Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934-	White-winged Dove	Le Grand				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	37	1
Rare bird documentation form for Smith's Longspur at Union Slough NWR, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1997-04-27	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for five Smith's Longspurs at Union Slough NWR in Kossuth County, IA on April 27, 1997.	Kenne, Matthew C.	Smith's Longspur	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge	Union Slough NWR, Kossuth Co. main crossdike between B pool + C pool	marsh with open farm fields on both sides	The documentation form by Matthew Kenne is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: These birds didn't have white on the belly or black spilling from the face onto the chest or "bib" like Lapland Longspurs. There were no "tew" notes thrown in with the rattle calls, a possible point of separation between Smith's + Laps. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 09:10:00 and 09:20:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	67
Rare bird documentation form for Townsend's Solitaire at Lake Ahquabi State Park, 1997	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1997-04-13	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Townsend's Solitaire at Lake Ahquabi State Park in Warren County, IA on April 13, 1997.	Johnson, Ann	Townsend's Solitaire	Lake Ahquabi State Park	Lake Ahquabi SP, Warren Co., IA		The documentation form by Ann Johnson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Aaron Brees and Jim Sinclair. \| Elimination of similar species: Female bluebirds are similar in size and structure and have similar eye rings. The lack of any blue on the wings and tail and the presence of white outer tail feathers eliminates all bluebirds. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:45:00/15:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	5
Field notes contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Lee A. Schoenewe. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Schoenewe, Lee A.	Red-shouldered Hawk Marbled Godwit Brewer's Blackbird Chestnut-collared Longspur Pacific Loon Long-billed Dowitcher Palm Warbler Greater Scaup Spotted Towhee Snow Goose Common Tern Sandhill Crane	Big Sioux River Wildlife Area Little Sioux Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake West Okoboji Lake Grovers Lake Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area Prairie Lake Oneota Park Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area Twelve Mile Lake Township				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Rob Thelen, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Rob Thelen. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Thelen, Rob	American Avocet Marbled Godwit Yellow-headed Blackbird Cinnamon Teal Western Grebe Eastern Meadowlark Northern Mockingbird Blackburnian Warbler Bank Swallow American Black Duck	Twelve Mile Lake Black Hawk Lake Swan Lake State Park Carroll Dugout Creek Wildlife Management Area Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area Lake Anita				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Jim Sinclair, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Jim Sinclair. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Sinclair, Jim	American Avocet Broad-winged Hawk Cooper's Hawk Yellow-breasted Chat Townsend's Solitaire Goldeneye Lazuli Bunting Wilson's Phalarope Eastern Phoebe Long-eared Owl Pileated Woodpecker Philadelphia Vireo Northern Parula Red-breasted Nuthatch Least Sandpiper	Guthrie County Indianola Ledges State Park Warren County Walnut Woods State Park Woodland Mounds State Preserve Runnells Overlook Lake Ahquabi State Park Brown's Woods Swan Lake				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birdsongs Nest building	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Pam Allen and Reid I. Allen with observers Eloise Armstrong, Eugene Armstrong, Mark Proescholdt and Beth Proescholdt. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly Report of spring 1997.	Allen, Pam Allen, Reid I.	Broad-winged Hawk Red-throated Loon Western Tanager White-winged Dove Common Moorhen Lazuli Bunting Least Tern Eastern Meadowlark Willet Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bay-breasted Warbler Pine Siskin Red Crossbill Northern Shrike Northern Harrier	Ames Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Forneys Lake Glenwood Marshall County Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park West Des Moines Walnut Woods State Park MidAmerican Energy Ponds West Lake County Park Harper				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Mark Proescholdt, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Anseriformes \| Ducks, Geese, and Swans Tyrannidae \| Flycatchers Podicipediformes \| Grebes Scolopacidae \| Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Turdidae \| Thrushes Vireonidae \| Vireos Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Mark Proescholdt with observers Beth Proescholdt, Russ Widner, Pam Allen, Reid I. Allen and others.This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Proescholdt, Mark	Red-tailed Hawk Red-throated Loon Bobolink Barnacle Goose Trumpeter Swan American Pipit Solitary Sandpiper Sanderling Swainson's Thrush Connecticut Warbler Wilson's Warbler Yellow Warbler Great Blue Heron Great-tailed Grackle Black Tern	Big Marsh Wildlife Area Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Green Castle Recreation Area Harrier Marsh Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Hardin County MidAmerican Energy Ponds Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area Rock Creek State Park				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Beth Proescholdt, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Birdsongs	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Beth Proescholdt with observer Ramona R. Sommerlot and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Proescholdt, Beth	American Bittern Chimney Swift White-throated Sparrow Purple Finch Black-billed Cuckoo Veery Northern Mockingbird Orange-crowned Warbler Canada Warbler Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow House Wren Northern Waterthrush	Grammer Grove County Wildlife Area Liscomb Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Peter C. Petersen, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Peter C. Petersen with observers Kelly McKay, Brian Blevins, Walter Zuurdeeg and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Petersen, Peter C.	Eared Grebe White-winged Dove Chuck-will's-widow Dunlin Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Greater Scaup Northern Mockingbird Fox Sparrow Bufflehead Brown Creeper	Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Davenport Huron Island Le Grand Lock and Dam 14 Wildcat Den State Park Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve Green Island Wildlife Management Area Klum Lake State Game Mgt Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birdsongs Birds--Infancy Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Babs Padelford and Loren Padelford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Bald Eagle Cooper's Hawk Double-crested Cormorant Alder Flycatcher Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Kingbird Long-billed Dowitcher Black-crowned Night Heron White-rumped Sandpiper Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Short-billed Dowitcher Bonaparte's Gull	Forneys Lake Lake Manawa Riverton Wildlife Management Area Waubonsie State Park Blackbird Marsh County Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field reports form for submitting seasonal observations of Iowa birds, Matthew Kenne, spring 1997	Field notes Forms (documents)	Bird watching Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Weather Birds--Infancy Birds--Feeding and feeds Emberizidae \| Sparrows	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Matthew Kenne. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Kenne, Matthew C.	American Avocet Rough-legged Hawk Brewer's Blackbird Gray-cheeked Thrush Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Ross' Goose Eastern Meadowlark Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Peregrine Falcon Stilt Sandpiper Hermit Thrush Magnolia Warbler Northern Harrier	Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge Riverview Cemetery Titonka Ambrose A Call State Park Leo Shimon Marsh Wildlife Management Area Copp Prairie Area Broken Kettle Grasslands Preserve				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Chris Edwards, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs Parulidae \| Warblers Birds--Infancy	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Chris Edwards. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Edwards, Chris	Red-throated Loon Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Eastern Towhee White-winged Dove Orchard Oriole Yellow-throated Warbler Virginia Rail Hooded Merganser Osprey Scarlet Tanager Yellow-throated Vireo Common Tern	Dudgeon Lake State Wildlife Mgt Area Homestead Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Lake Macbride State Park Le Grand Otter Creek Marsh State Wildlife Refuge Pleasant Creek State Park Shimek State Forest Heron Bend Conservation Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Infancy	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by Stephen J. Dinsmore with observers George Brown, Bery Engebretsen, Jim Sinclair and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Brewer's Blackbird Eastern Bluebird Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Ross' Goose Trumpeter Swan Merlin Lesser Yellowlegs Red Crossbill Tundra Swan	Ames Big Marsh Wildlife Area Forneys Lake Harrier Marsh Jester Park Percival Riverton Wildlife Management Area				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4
Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore, spring 1997	Field notes	Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Nests Birdsongs	1997-03-01	1997-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	List of birds and locations contributed by James J. Dinsmore with observers Jane Schuster, Steve E. Fairbairn, Ron Sarno and others. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1997.	Dinsmore, James J.	Cooper's Hawk American Bittern Eared Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Western Kingbird Ross' Goose Black-crowned Night Heron Peregrine Falcon Gray Partridge Willet Pectoral Sandpiper Spotted Towhee Sandhill Crane Black Tern	Ames Boone Harrier Marsh Ledges State Park Jewell Bob Pyle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Pammel Woods Webster City Engeldinger Marsh				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	27	4